M-Audio KeyRig Software Update
Here is the M-Audio update I promised that I’d host here. This will update your existing KeyRig software (1.0+) to 1.1.0.4 and remove the certification requirement.
Downloading this file from here is entirely legal as this is an Official update of the M-Audio software produced by M-Audio.
Download KeyRig_Updater_1_1_0_4v6.exe for Windows
MD5: 1D73AE1FE1483367E2D6B9778A2E3259
Original Music 2018 – 2026
Most of my most recent music can be found on the Shhhh! Digital Media YouTube site:
https://www.youtube.com/@ShhhhDigitalMedia or more specifically by following the link directly to the What is the sound of Shhhh? Playlist.
The musical pieces (and audiobooks) appearing there are Copyright © 2026 Brian Joseph Johns and shared under the terms of the YouTube Content license (Creative Commons 4.0 – CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Original Music 2012 – 2018
The following are original musical compositions by Shhhh! Digital Media (Brian Joseph Johns) in MP3 format.
The following musical pieces (A Lady’s Prerogative III: Singularity – Because we’re home, Digital Senses (Plucked Counterpoint), Silence Between Notes (Mood Muzak), The Butterfly Dragon II: What Different Eyes See (Main Theme), Just Illusion) are licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 – CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
They are freely distributable and may be used in any legal capacity so long as they are presented with attribution to the name of the piece and credited to both Shhhh! Digital Media (c/o Brian Joseph Johns) and include a link back to this site – https://www.shhhhdigital.com, during the credits or from the page or site they appear.
If they aren’t already, I will be updating my music online to include a YouTube license for use as background music in other people’s videos etc.
You can also check out other content related to Shhhh! Digital Media at my audio and short video only YouTube channel, and my official channel at https://www.youtube.com/@ShhhhDigitalOfficial
The music here may also be freely used by livestreamers, again with the same attribution requirements explained above.
A Lady’s Prerogative III: Singularity – Because we’re home (written and performed by Brian Joseph Johns)
This is a concept piece I created for the book A Lady’s Prerogative III: Singularity. It has lyrics but no vocalist as of yet. I’d try to sing it myself but I think that I’d probably do the song a great injustice in doing so. It is definitely an homage in terms of style to the Beatles during the later part of their musical journey as a band, with various nods to other producers and artists.
I recorded this piece entirely from a live performance on my MIDI keyboard, so it doesn’t rely on loops, as wonderful a production tool as they can be. I’m also an old schooler from the pre-MIDI days. So I know MIDI inside and out. I do occasionally use loops as they can greatly speed up the production process, and given the modern pressures upon content producers, I don’t see the harm in doing so. Another tool, another form of art.
Somebody has to make the loops, and usually that means a musician or DJ somewhere is putting them together and earning a living doing so.
Beatles-esque Rock Soundtrack
Digital Senses (Plucked Counterpoint) (written and performed by Brian Joseph Johns)
A combination of simple linear melodies layered over top of a syncopated beat. Melodies hand played on top of a few loops. There’s no actual “technical” counterpoint in this piece, as most intervals would probably violate the rules of counterpoint which were strict in their day.
Electronic, Ambient
Silence Between Notes (Mood Muzak) (written and performed by Brian Joseph Johns)
Ambient, some tracks hand played and others with loops. Peaceful mood with a mildly intense bridge.
Electronic, Ambient
The Butterfly Dragon II: What Different Eyes See (Main Theme) (written and performed by Brian Joseph Johns)
Main theme from The Butterfly Dragon II: What Different Eyes See. Composed note by note on a midi keyboard without any loops. Pentatonic melody and corresponding counterpoint common in much Eastern music to really give it that feel. Like an East Asian tour.
World Music, Soundtrack
Just Illusion (written and performed by Brian Joseph Johns)
No loops. This piece of music was written and is played on a MIDI keyboard. Yes, that’s right. A MIDI keyboard with a pretty awesome VST acoustic guitar based instrument. There is no (real) guitar in the piece. Its all synthesizer played with a guitar technique. A small string pad and touches of electric piano later jump into the instrumental arrangement as accompaniment.
Acoustic, Digital Guitar (There is no real guitar in this song, its a keyboard believe it or not)
